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strangler

英/stɹˈæŋɡlɐ/
美/ˈstɹæŋɡɫɝ/
01n.

扼杀者, 压制者, (英)阻气门, 阻塞门

an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree